Pick of Diary Events in Bath
Tue 31 Dec. New Year’s Eve. Green Park Brasserie. 8.30pm. Live music, a six course meal and drinks to see in 2025.
Tue 31 Dec. New Year’s Eve. Abbey Hotel. 8pm. Lets Go Girls for an unforgettable night of glamour and celebration at their exclusive “All That Glitters” New Year’s Eve Gala. As the clock ticks towards midnight, immerse yourself in an evening filled with sparkle and sophistication. This elegant event is specially curated for women in Bath and their guests, promising an enchanting night to ring in the New Year with style. Men are welcome when accompanied by a woman.
Until-Sun 5 Jan. Royal Victoria Park. Ice Skating. A chance to go ice skating outdoors under the lights or play Glow Golf. Even if it is about 16C outside.
Fri 3 Jan. Bath Jazz Weekend Widcombe Social Club. Evening: Doors 5pm – programme begins 6.15pm. Film: Odds Against Tomorrow. Film noir with crime, corruption and race tension – starring Harry Belafonte, Shelley Winters and Robert Ryan Soundtrack by The Modern Jazz Quartet with Jim Hall & Bill Evans; Ky Osborne’s KO Quartet with Joe Steyn/Freddie Canton/Ollie Young; the Laura Jurd Cuarter with Cori Smith/Tara Cunningham/Corrie Dick.
Sat 4 Jan. Bath Jazz Weekend Widcombe Social Club. Afternoon – Doors 12 midday – programme begins 1.30pm; Dee Byrne’s Outlines. Dee Byrne/Tom Ward/Nick Malcom/Olie Brice/Rebecca Nash/Andrew Lisle; Kevin Figes’ You Are Here Sextet. Kevin Figes/Jim Blomfield/Raph Clarkson/Tony Orrell/Riaan Vosloo/Pete Judge; Evening – Programme begins 6.30pm. Secret path trio. Fraser Fifield/Tom Bancroft/Paul Harrison; Nani Vazana. Solo piano & vocals; Molecatcher: Iain Ballamy/Rob Luft/Conor Chaplin.
Sun 5 Jan. Twerton. Meditation. 9am. Introduction to Meditation Workshop at Twerton Village Hall.
Sun 5 Jan. Bath Jazz Weekend Widcombe Social Club. Doors 12 midday – programme begins 1pm. Ribbons Rebecca Nash/Sara Colman/Henrik Jensen/Jonathan Silk; Sarost Larry Stabbins/Paul Rogers/Mark Sanders; Calennig New Year’s Gift Huw Warren & Angharad Jenkins.
Fri 10 Jan. Chapel Arts. Westcountry singer Alex Hart. “The Stevie Nicks of Folk”. 8pm.
Sat 11 Jan. Bath Abbey. New Year Concert – A Ceremony of Carols 2025. Acclaimed Bath Abbey Girls’ Choir sing Benjamin Britten’s masterpiece, accompanied by harp. 7pm.
Sat 11 Jan. Battle of the Bands. Burdall’s Yard. 7pm. Also on 18 Jan. Are you the next big thing? Westworld Music Festival will be running a Battle of the Bands competition at Burdall’s Yard in January 2025 so that they can see who’s out there and who deserves a chance to be part of this exciting festival.
Sun 16 Jan. Komdedia. Voodoo Room: A Night of Hendrix, Clapton & Cream at Komedia. Paying tribute to these legends of rock are the band Voodoo Room.
Fri 17 Jan. The Forum. Taylormania. Self-declared Swiftie Katy Ellis and her band entertain with a tribute show to the USA pop star.
Sat 18 Jan. Bath Abbey. BACH@Bath275 – Featuring Epiphany and New Year music. A celebration of the 275th anniversary of possibly the greatest composer of all time, Johann Sebastian Bach. 6.30pm.
Sun 19 Jan. Bath City Farm. Wassail. From 11am. Wassail with Kilter Theatre. According to ancient custom, Wassailing fruit trees at this time of year is the only certain way to guarantee good crops in the Autumn.
Wed 22-Sat 25 Jan. Sleeping Beauty. St Philip & St James Church, Odd Down, nightly at 7.30pm but on Saturday there is a matinee at 1pm and an early evening show at 5pm. Family pantomime by St Philip & St James Church Drama Group. All the traditional panto fun plus a few surprises makes for a show not to be missed!
Sat 25 Jan. Meet Helen Godwin at the BRLSI in Queen Square. 11am. Talk by Labour’s candidate who is hoping to be the next Metro Mayor in May’s election.
Thu 30 Jan – Sun 16 Feb. The ReBalance Bath Wellbeing Festival. Experience well-being for yourself with tons of feel-good activities, meditation, and exclusive hotel and spa packages. Many events from yoga, massage, pilates, workshops, talks and winter walks in Alice Park. The festival is designed to promote health and wellbeing to showcase Bath as the number one wellbeing city in the UK. This festival is also designed to support the Bath BID levy payer businesses during the quieter months of January and February by bringing people into the city.
Fri 31 Jan. Trio Paradis play a Café Concert at St Michael’s. January’s concert is a collection of music by South American composers to bring some sun to dark winter days… including dances (Tango, Rumba and more) alongside classical and reflective pieces. Composers include Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, the king of Argentinian Tango, Astor Piazzolla, fellow Argentinian Magdalena Garcia Robson, Cuban brother and sister Ernestina and Ernesto Lecuona, Mexican Manuel Ponce and Carlos Guastavino, ‘the Schubert of the Pampas’. Concerts last 45mins. Refreshments – tea, coffee & cakes – are available in the church café before the concert. 3.30pm on the last Friday of each month: informal music events which are ‘pay-what-you-feel’ via a retiring collection to cover the performers’ costs, to ensure all can attend.
Picks of Diary Events outside Bath
Wed 1 Jan. London New Year’s Parade. The route will move from Piccadilly, through Regent Street and St James’s, along Pall Mall and through Whitehall, ending at Westminster. Along the way, there’ll be Pearly Kings and Queens, street dancers, brass bands, samba bands and trade association floats. From noon. Visit the official website at https://lnydp.com/ for details.
Fri 3-Sat 4 Jan. West Of England Youth Orchestra at Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford on Avon. Celebrate New Year in true symphonic fashion with the ever-inspiring West of England Youth Orchestra!
Sat 18 Jan. Bradford Roots Music Festival, Bradford on Avon. Wiltshire Music Centre. Banish your January blues with our one-day, indoor Winter get-together celebrating community spirit and joyful music. All day.
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